"If the Supreme Court ultimately decides to overturn the landmark case of Roe v. "Today, millions of Americans woke up fearing that their essential freedoms under the Constitution were at risk," Obama said in a statement posted to Twitter. He has given several conflicting opinions on abortion rights over the last two decades but ran his presidential campaign on being pro-life.Īlso on Tuesday, former President Barack Obama issued a statement condemning the draft decision.
Wade, as he appointed three conservative justices to the high court during his presidency. Prominent Democrats and pro-choice activists blamed Trump for the draft decision to overturn Roe v. I will say, I have seen more passion on the right, at least up until this point, I can't say what is going to happen now," he said, adding that it's "too early to tell." "I don't think it is going to have a tremendous effect. "It was so surprising to see coming out of the Supreme Court, because Washington is a city of leaks and yet the Supreme Court, I've never seen a leak and people haven't seen leaks and that's for decades, so it was so surprising to see," Trump told Fox News on Tuesday. Trump Says Leak Won't Have Big Effect on Midterms Obama Pans Draftįormer President Donald Trump said the Supreme Court leak sets a dangerous precedent for the high court, but he predicted the issue will not have a major effect on the 2022 midterm elections.